RE: RANT: write-only mailing-lists ?

I second this. I am a complete newbie to OpenBSD (first install was 1 week
ago) but already I really like it (I'm planning to use it to teach a UNIX
course next semester). However, I've found a lot of the
documentation/resources to be somewhat chaotic in terms of finding a
particular piece of information. Search engines have revealed all the
answers I've needed thus far, but I can see how a quick post to the mailing
list could be tempting if you don't get any hits on Google/Yahoo/etc
Maybe once I find my feet here I'll contribute some supplementary
documention and resource lists....
Cheers,
Sean
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Darik Horn [SMTP:darik_(_at_)_rocksteady_(_dot_)_bluenexus_(_dot_)_com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 3:09 PM
> To: misc_(_at_)_openbsd_(_dot_)_org
> Subject: Re: RANT: write-only mailing-lists ?
>
>
> I have two suggestions:
>
> #1 The mail archive needs a better search engine.
>
> Case in point: I have posted to misc a few times, but a search for my
> name
> returns zero results. Information about hot topics is difficult to find.
>
> Instead of using the onsite search facility, I usually wait a few days
> for
> Google to pick up the lists before posting a question.
>
> http://www.google.com/services/index.html
>
>
> #2 The homepage is missing important catch-all links.
>
> Help, Support, Download, Search, News.
>
> Help:
> "Books that help" --> http://www.openbsd.org/books.html
>
> Support:
> "Commercial Support"
> "... OpenBSD supports binary emulation..."
> "... OpenSSH, which supports SSH1 and SSH2..."
>
> Download:
> [not found]
> (The "FTPing releases" link would be more intuitive as "Download
> OpenBSD".)
>
> Search:
> [not found]
>
> News:
> [not found]
>
>
> These links are especially important because users that have problems are
> usually frustrated and tend not to completely read everything or do an
> exhaustive search for the information that they need.
>
> (Don't get me wrong though -- I enjoy watching a newbie let lambasted as
> much as I enjoy surfing through Slashdot comments with Alt-G for '-1,'.)
>
>
> The first paragraph on the help page should contain:
>
> - Link to the errata page.
> - Link called 'updates upgrades fixes' that points to the errata page.
> - Link to the faq page.
> - Link to the manual pages with the "our man pages do not suck" refrain.
> - Link to the mail archive.
>
>
> Past that, the OpenBSD website is high-fibre low-fat and altogether tasty.
>
>